Basketball Recap: Christ the Cornerstone Academy Picks Up Fifth Consecutive Victory

Defenders

Previous 5 Games

01/17/25 vs Cornerstone Christian Academy	61-36
01/09/25 @ Antioch Christian Academy	50-29
01/07/25 vs Grace Christian	69-31
12/17/24 vs Mintz Christian Academy	82-52
12/16/24 vs Emmanuel Christian	56-10

Christ the Cornerstone Academy had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33.8 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They blew past the Cornerstone Christian Academy Cougars 61-36. The Defenders pushed the score to 51-25 by the end of the third, a deficit the Cougars cut but never quite recovered from.

Christ the Cornerstone Academy had a senior duo take command as Will Jackson dropped a double-double on 22 points and 13 boards and Bryce Haywood posted 14 points and seven assists. That makes it six consecutive games in which Jackson has scored at least a third of Christ the Cornerstone Academy's points. Mac Hunt was another key player, putting up 12 points.

Cornerstone Christian Academy's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jordan Lemmon, who earned 19 points. Lemmon is crushing it when it comes to points: he's scored at least 19 every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter McCollum, who put up 11 points.

Christ the Cornerstone Academy's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.0 points per game. As for Cornerstone Christian Academy, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-3 record this season.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Christ the Cornerstone Academy has already played their next match (against Sandhills Classical Christian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Cornerstone Christian Academy Cougars face off against the Grace Christian Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on January 24th.